Moataz Nasr
1961 - Present
Moataz Nasr is an Egyptian painter, sculptor, multimedia artist and self-proclaimed cultural activist.
Nasr was born in Alexandria in August 1961. His father believed that art was not a profession, merely a hobby, so Nasr found himself studying economics at the University of Alexandria. Nasr's first entry into the Egyptian art scene happened in 1995 when he entered his work in a competition organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and received third prize. However, he was criticized by fellow artists for being an "outsider" to the art scene, having not studied it academically.
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